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Getting started

Plan your first VartaFlow workspace and WhatsApp customer journey before connecting production data or inviting a full team.

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Begin with one defined customer journey, its consent source, owner and success condition. Confirm account access and current WhatsApp Business Platform requirements with an authorised administrator. Product screenshots and exact onboarding steps will be added after the production interface is verified.

Launch checklist

Document the audience, approved wording, response owner, escalation path, required integration data and test cases. Use non-sensitive test contacts until access and retention controls have been reviewed.

Run the complete journey with expected, missing and repeated inputs. Record who approves production activation and who can stop the journey if customer impact differs from the test.

Account setup

Prepare workspace ownership, team roles and business details for a controlled VartaFlow account configuration process.

Team inbox

Establish conversation assignment, queue ownership, escalation and resolution practices for a shared WhatsApp team inbox.

Contacts

Plan contact fields, consent records, ownership and lifecycle rules before importing customer data into VartaFlow.

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WhatsApp guides

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What will I learn from Getting started?

Plan your first VartaFlow workspace and WhatsApp customer journey before connecting production data or inviting a full team.

Who should use this documentation?

It is intended for teams planning, configuring or reviewing VartaFlow customer engagement workflows and their operational controls.

Does the documentation guarantee feature availability?

No. Confirm the current release, account eligibility, limits and commercial terms for your proposed workflow before implementation.

Who should evaluate getting started?

Include the team that owns the customer journey, operational users, a technical owner, and the people responsible for consent, privacy, security and commercial approval.

What should we prepare before discussing getting started?

Document the customer use case, expected volume, team roles, current tools, required integrations, consent source, exception handling and the outcome you want to measure.

How is human handover handled?

Define when automation should stop, which team should receive the conversation, what context must be transferred and how unresolved or sensitive cases will be reviewed.

What customer consent considerations apply?

Use an appropriate consent process for the intended communication, retain evidence where required and provide a clear way for customers to change their communication preferences.

How should privacy and security requirements be reviewed?

Identify the data involved, access roles, retention needs, connected processors and incident responsibilities. Request current written security and privacy information during evaluation.

Can this connect with our existing business tools?

Potential connections depend on the system and the currently supported integration method. Confirm available records, events, direction, retries and ownership before implementation.

How long does implementation take?

Timing depends on account readiness, approvals, data, integrations, workflow complexity, testing and team training. Ask for a scoped implementation plan rather than assuming a standard timeline.